#13 Nick Lovace Home
Remnants of Nick Lovace House (2015)
The Lovace house is believed to have looked like this home which belonged to Jens
and Kirsten Nielson. The home was destroyed by fire and partially rebuilt.
Details
Lovace is said to have built houses in nearby McElmo Canyon in Colorado. Little is
known about the history of this man, although a few things are known. He was a stone
mason, and that he was not a member of the original Hole-in-the-Rock group.
An older resident recalls that folks in Bluff spoke of Lovace when the resident
was a child. It is said that Bluff pioneers knew nothing of stone masonry before
Lovace. This house formerly was a two story house and probably looked much like
the Jens and Kirsten Nielson house. It was rebuilt in its present form after a fire destroyed
the second story.
The Lovace house is on the northeast end of Bluff. It was not included in the
original Bluff townsite. It was built on a larger lot than any of the other
houses in Bluff.
The house is surround with lilacs, wild roses, Fremont cottonwoods, weeping
willows, and silver maples, which all add to its beauty. Recent owners have
kept these plants alive to maintain a historic feel about the house.
Source:
Bluff History Tour